Sojun Mel Weitsman – Sweeping Zenhttp://sweepingzen.com
The Who's Who of Zen BuddhismMon, 03 Jul 2017 13:37:45 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.6On Leadership and the V-Formationhttp://sweepingzen.com/on-leadership-and-the-v-formation/
http://sweepingzen.com/on-leadership-and-the-v-formation/#respondWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:28:09 +0000http://sweepingzen.com/?p=87203During our retreat, Sojun Roshi told us about how his dog, Chulo, enjoyed herding some goats in TildenPark. This started me on a train of thought about leadership. I thought, right; I don’t want to herd anyone, and I don’t want to be herded. In herding, the goats are always the goats and the dogs ...

]]>http://sweepingzen.com/on-leadership-and-the-v-formation/feed/0Hozan Alan Senauke Interviewhttp://sweepingzen.com/hozan-alan-senauke-interview-2/
http://sweepingzen.com/hozan-alan-senauke-interview-2/#respondFri, 26 Nov 2010 05:33:00 +0000http://sweepingzen.com/?p=15331Interview completed in October 2010 (we began the process in 2009 and finally hammered this out; it took place prior to the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, who we discuss) Alan Senauke (b. December 13, 1947) is Vice-Abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, where he lives with his family. Alan is founder of the Clear ...

]]>http://sweepingzen.com/myoan-grace-schireson-interview-2/feed/0Daijaku Judith Kinst Interviewhttp://sweepingzen.com/daijaku-judith-kinst-interview/
http://sweepingzen.com/daijaku-judith-kinst-interview/#respondThu, 24 Dec 2009 11:32:04 +0000http://touchpointe.net/sweepingzen/?p=1547Completed in August of 2009 Daijaku Judith Kinst is a Soto Zen priest practicing in the Shunryu Suzuki lineage and a dharma heir or Sojun Mel Weitsman roshi. She has taught and led retreats in a variety of settings, including Gampo Abbey with the Venerable Pema Chodron, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and Esalen. She holds a ...

]]>http://sweepingzen.com/daijaku-judith-kinst-interview/feed/0Dairyu Michael Wenger Interviewhttp://sweepingzen.com/dairyu-michael-wenger-interview-2/
http://sweepingzen.com/dairyu-michael-wenger-interview-2/#respondThu, 24 Dec 2009 11:03:16 +0000http://touchpointe.net/sweepingzen/?p=1518Completed on September 19, 2009 Dairyu Michael Wenger is a Soto Zen priest in the Shunryu Suzuki lineage and a Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman. A practitioner of Zen Buddhism since 1972, Michael currently oversees Dharma group support at the San Francisco Zen Center in California (where he is a Senior teacher) and is ...

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http://sweepingzen.com/mary-mocine-interview-2/#respondThu, 24 Dec 2009 10:16:54 +0000http://touchpointe.net/sweepingzen/?p=1476Completed on October 07, 2009 Mary Mocine (b. February 21, 1944) is a Soto Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi currently leading the Clear Water Zendo at the Vallejo Zen Center in Vallejo, California. A Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman of the Berkeley Zen Center, Mary began her Zen practice in 1988 ...

]]>http://sweepingzen.com/mary-mocine-interview-2/feed/0Weitsman, Sojun Melhttp://sweepingzen.com/sojun-mel-weitsman-bio/
http://sweepingzen.com/sojun-mel-weitsman-bio/#respondThu, 24 Dec 2009 09:13:11 +0000http://touchpointe.net/sweepingzen/?p=1379Sojun Mel Weitsman (born 1929) is a Soto Zen roshi in the lineage of Shogaku Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, a Dharma heir of Suzuki’s son Hoitsu Suzuki. Sojun-Roshi is founder and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center, which opened its doors in 1967. Suzuki-Roshi had asked Mel to open the zendo for his students in the Berkeley ...